Historical Events In August - 03

1860  On this day in history second Maori War begins   

1861  First manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA on August - 03.   

1861  On August - 03 federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas   

1863  On this day in history governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY   

1864  On this day in history battle of Mobile AL   

1867  On August - 03 stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)   

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on this day in history.   

1872  Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)   

1874  On August - 03 eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer on this day in history.   

1881  Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on August - 03.   

1882  Congress passes first law restricting immigration on this day in history.   

1882  Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration on August - 03.   

1882  On August - 03 charles O'Neill, composer   

1884  Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) on August - 03.   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on August - 03.   

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1887  Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76   

1892  Oscar van Hemel, composer on August - 03.   

1894  Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) on this day in history.   

1894  On August - 03 george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69   

1897  On August - 03 john McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC   

1898  Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on August - 03.   

1899  On August - 03 sally Benson, novelist   

1900  Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded on August - 03.   

1900  On this day in history arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer   

1901  Bernard Reichel, composer on August - 03.   

1902  On August - 03 habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)   

1902  On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54   

1904  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on August - 03.   

1904  Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station) on this day in history.   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.   

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)